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Challenge List with Explanations

Anime = animated work; any type unless otherwise specified

Completed anime = anime that already finished airing

Screenshots are suggested as evidence for some items which requires information that could change by the time you turn-in. They will be requested in other items which will change after you complete them.

Watch an anime by a studio you don't know - state the studio; no related works already watched

Dates

Watch an anime which began airing between 2000 and 2009

Watch an anime which began airing between 2010 and 2014

Watch an anime that aired only during 2017 - one that started and ended during 2017

Adaptations

The following four items (11-14) must have the information specified in the source field (tip: check the seasonal pages)

Watch an Original anime

Watch an anime adapted from a 4-koma Manga

Stats (screenshots suggested)

Watch a completed anime with a score of or below 6.00 - needs 16 minutes or more per episode; 6.00, 5.99, 5.98 and so on; state the score it had when you finished

Watch a completed anime with a score of or above 8.00 - needs 16 minutes or more per episode; 8.00, 8.01, 8.02 and so on; state the score it had when you finished

Watch a completed anime with a popularity of or lower than #701 - needs a total duration of 16 minutes or more; placed in popularity as #701, #702, #703 and so on; state the popularity it had when you finished

Watch a completed anime with less than 5,000 completed members - check in the stats tab; state the completed members it had when you started

Watch a completed anime scored 10 or 9 from a challenger on your sign-up page - state the username and their initial post number

Tags, Themes & Demographics

Watch an anime with at least one human child as a main character - needs 2 or more main characters and at least one should be 12 years old or younger (age clearly stated); state the character; this item excludes characters that, as adults, goes back to being a child while retaining their memories (either time travel, being reborn or another cause)

Watch an anime with a main character that is a professional in their field - state the character and profession; they get paid for their services, like a lawyer, teacher, doctor and so on. If unsure ask in the discussion thread

For items 24-26, the anime should have a total duration of 16 minutes or more. The "and/or" refers that it can have just one of the tags or a combination of them

Watch an anime tagged as Military, Police and/or Space

Watch an anime tagged as Demons, Horror and/or Vampire

Watch an anime tagged with 4 or more genres

Challenge & MAL related

Watch an anime recommended to you in the challenge discussion thread - ask for an anime there and link the reply with the recommendation here

Watch an anime that a participant has completed for this challenge - link their post here, state their username and the item number they used the anime for

Watch an anime from the predictive search using a participant on your sign-up page - state the username and initial post number; use the username of any participant that posted on your page; if they change their username before you finish the challenge you have to change this accordingly; save a screenshot in case we don't get the same anime when searching.

How to: In the predictive search bar select "Anime" from the drop-down menu on the left. In the search area write their username completely, without spaces. The anime used should be one from there. You can't press the "View all results" area

Watch an anime suggested by MAL or by Anime+ - link to a screenshot since this will change or you might be the only one to see it. The screenshot must show your username; if you change your username before you finish the challenge you have to change this accordingly

Watch a Featured Anime - link the article used; use any anime featured in an article published from 2017 onward; the anime must have the "Featured" tab

Watch an anime with an English main title - has to be on the main title used here on MAL; if part of the title has words in another language it won't count; alternative titles don't count; one letter and number only titles don't count; excludes titles that uses someone's name

Miscellaneous

Watch an anime from a random TVTropes - state and link the trope; unless a specific title/anime is referenced in the example area, you can use any from the franchise mentioned. If the page says that the trope/examples shouldn't be used as one it won't be valid. Remember to look for the area in the trope that says "Examples" -> "Anime and Manga"

Tropes with the following as header (or a variation of it) are invalid

Tier 2: Seasoned

Type

Watch a stand-alone OVA - stand-alone refers to no related anime; if it has an adaptation listed that's okay

Watch the last movie part of a Movie-Series - use any listed in that thread. If the one you want to use isn't listed yet, request its addition in that club

Watch a short anime with 35 episodes or more - needs 15 minutes or less per episode. You can use this club for ideas.

Creators

Watch a Korean or Chinese anime - specify the club/country; use anime listed in those clubs. If the one you want to use isn't listed yet, request its addition there

Watch an anime by a director that made one of your Favorite Anime - state the director and your favorite anime; any work they participated as director; your favorite anime must be listed in your profile, if not it won't be valid

Watch an anime without the Producer, Licensor nor Studio listed - doesn't have any of those three listed; listed in the Information area, below the anime's picture and alternative titles

Watch an anime by a studio with 3 to 30 anime in MAL's database - state the studio; must appear listed as studio for the anime used

Watch an anime from your least favorite studio by weighted score on Anime+ - state the studio used; use your least favorite studio as it appears on Anime+ under Anime Favorites, by weighted score; must appear listed as studio for the anime used; save a screenshot showing your username in case the ranking changes

[color=#ff3300]Sorting by weighted score

Last placed studio

Watch an anime with a voice actor that worked on 5 or less anime - state the voice actor; any anime they participated; must be 5 or less different series

Dates

Watch an anime which began airing the same month you joined MAL - any year

Watch an anime which began airing between 1980 and 1989

Adaptations

Watch an anime with 35 episodes or more - needs 16 minutes or more per episode

The following three items (48-50) must have the information specified in the source field

Watch an anime adapted from a Game

Watch an anime adapted from a Book

Watch an anime adapted from a Web Manga

Stats (screenshots suggested)

Watch a completed anime with a popularity of or lower than #2,001 - needs a total duration of 16 minutes or more; placed in popularity as #2,001, #2,002, #2,003 and so on; state the popularity it had when you finished

Watch a completed anime with less than 2,500 completed members - check in the stats tab; state the completed members it had when you started

Watch a completed anime with more users in "Plan-to-Watch" than "Completed" - check in the stats tab; state the members it had when you started; save a screenshot showing your username and status in case there's a big gap when you turn-in

Watch a completed anime scored 4 or less from another challenger who posted on your sign-up page - state the username and their initial post number

Watch a completed anime which 0 members have favorited - needs 5 minutes or more per episode

Tags, Themes & Demographics

Watch an anime with a main cast primarily of one gender - needs 4 or more main characters; 1 from one gender and 3 from the opposite gender, i.e.
3 males and 1 female / 3 girls and 1 boy

Watch an anime with 3 or more human adults as the main cast - they should be 18 years old or older (age clearly stated)

Watch an anime with at least two human children as main cast - they should be 12 years old or younger (age clearly stated); this item excludes characters that, as adults, goes back to being a child while retaining their memories (either time travel, being reborn or another cause)

Watch an anime with a human main character that is not Japanese - has to be a real nationality; state the character and nationality; can't be half-Japanese

Watch an anime that mainly takes places outside of Japan, but still on Earth - a real location on Earth; state the country; you can use this blog entry for ideas, but not everything listed is valid. If unsure ask in the discussion thread

Watch an anime rated G or R - total duration of 16 minutes or more; information should be displayed on the entry

For items 63-66, the anime should have a total duration of 16 minutes or more. The "and/or" refers that it can have just one of the tags or a combination of them

Watch an anime tagged as Dementia, Psychological and/or Thriller

Watch an anime tagged as Martial Arts and/or Samurai

Watch an anime tagged as Cars and/or Game

Watch an anime tagged with 5 or more genres

Challenge & MAL related

Watch an anime featured in another participant's forum set - forum set refers to their signature images and forum avatar; state the username; link to a screenshot showing their username and forum set; if you don't know the anime they are using, ask them

Watch an activestaff member's favorite anime - state their username; use the MAL's staff members; any listed in their profile with 12 episodes or more; remember those might change

Watch an anime that was recently reviewed - you have to start this one the same day it was reviewed; link the review here; needs 16 minutes or more per episode; save a screenshot in case it gets deleted

Watch a completed anime with a synopsis by MAL Rewrite - must have 22 episodes or more

Watch an anime with a special character or symbol in the title - cannot use keyboard punctuation such as !@#$%^&*()-_=+[]{};:'".,/?<>\|~

Watch an anime with a title that starts with the last letter of your username - only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters; This means that you have to watch an anime which title starts with the same last letter your username has. In my case an anime that starts with D; if you change your username before you finish the challenge you have to change this accordingly.

Watch an anime with a title that ends with the first letter of your username - only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters; This means that you have to watch an anime which title ends with the same first letter your username has. In my case an anime that ends with A; if you change your username before you finish the challenge you have to change this accordingly.

Watch one of the Top 5 anime recommended to your Favorite Anime - one of the 5 most recommended titles that you haven't watched; state your favorite anime listed in your profile. If your favorites change, change accordingly

Miscellaneous

Watch an anime with 3 or more main characters with unnatural hair color - state the character; excludes black, brown, blonde, red, white and gray

Watch an anime with 4 or more main characters with natural hair color - state the character; it's either black, brown, blonde, red, white or gray

Tier 3: Advanced

Type

Watch a Movie with a duration of 120 minutes or more

Watch a short anime with 70 episodes or more - needs 15 minutes or less per episode. You can use this club for ideas.

Watch an Alternative Version, Alternative Setting or Spin-Off of something you've previously watched - state the related series if there's more than one listed (the one you previously watched)

Creators

Watch one of the 5 lowest scored anime from your favorite studio by weighted score on Anime+ - state the studio used; use your favorite studio as it appears on Anime+ under Anime Favorites, by weighted score; must appear listed as studio for the anime used; save a screenshot showing your username in case the ranking changes; use already aired anime that is scored. Don't count titles with a score of N/A. Only count those titles that doesn't require to watch a prequel/related anime UNLESS you have watched that related anime already.

Dates

Watch an anime which began airing the same day you joined MAL - any year/month

Watch an anime which began airing between 1917 and 1959

Watch an anime which began airing between 1960 and 1979

Adaptations

Watch an anime with 50 episodes or more - needs 16 minutes or more per episode

Watch an anime with 30 minutes or more per episode - needs 2 or more episodes

Watch a related anime that aired at least 15 years before/after a previously completed series - use an anime that is related to something you already watched, but that was aired with a 15 years or more difference. It could be one aired before or after the completed series. For example, you watched Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal (aired 2014) but not Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (aired 1992), if you watch the missing one it would be valid for this.

The following four items (87-90) must have the information specified in the source field

Watch an anime adapted from a Card Game

Watch an anime adapted from a Picture Book

Watch an anime adapted from a Digital Manga

Watch an anime adapted from Radio or Music

Stats (screenshots suggested)

Watch a completed anime adapted from a manga with a score of 6.5 or lower - the manga from which it's adapted needs that score; it must say Source: Manga in the anime page

Watch a completed anime with a popularity of or lower than #5,001 - needs a total duration of 16 minutes or more; placed in popularity as #5,001, #5,002, #5,003 and so on; state the popularity it had when you finished

Watch a completed anime with less than 1,000 completed members - check in the stats tab; state the members it had when you started

Watch a completed anime with less than 5 favorites - needs 16 minutes or more per episode; state the favorites it had when you started; can be found under the Statistics area, in the left column. Under the anime's picture, alternatives titles and information.

Tags, Themes & Demographics

Watch an anime with 5 or more human adults as the main cast - they should be 18 years old or older (age clearly stated)

Watch an anime with a non-humanoid main character - state the character; can't have physical resemblance to humans (like human hands); e.g. Pikachu, Totoro, Chopper, Tippy, President Aria, Kyuubey and Madara are valid; Piccolo and Ryuk would be invalid; excludes humans/animals/etc that transform into the other (like Arima, Ahiru)

Watch an anime that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres - state them; both determined by weighted score as it appears on Anime+ under Anime Favorites; if you can't find an available anime that combines both genres, you can move to the next genre on the list (if you do so add a note); save a screenshot showing your username in case the genre's ranking changes; if one of your options is Hentai, Yuri or Yaoi, you can skip them if desired

Watch an anime rated R+ - total duration of 16 minutes or more; information should be displayed on the entry

For items 100-101, the anime should have a total duration of 16 minutes or more. The "and/or" refers that it can have just one of the tags or a combination of them

Watch an anime tagged as Shounen Ai or Shoujo Ai

Watch an anime tagged with 7 or more genres

Challenge & MAL related

Watch an anime recommended to you by a challenge staff member - find the team listed at @AWC_mod or @MRC_mod profiles (don't ask the mods); ask any of them directly (use mentions @ or comment in their profile) ; any recommended by them; link here where you got the recommendation. It could be in a comment (link com-to-com/conversation), in a club's thread or in the discussion thread. It has to be asked specifically for this item. Random ones won't be accepted (recommended for another item)

Watch a completed anime that hasn't been reviewed - needs a total duration of 16 minutes or more; means that there are no reviews when you start watching it, doesn't matter if it gets one while watching or after you finish

Watch a completed anime with no Opening or Ending themes listed - there is no Opening nor Ending listed in their entry

Watch the Top anime recommended to your Favorite Anime - the most recommended title that you haven't watched; state your favorite anime listed in your profile. If your favorites change, change accordingly

Finish an on-hold or dropped anime - use any title that was started on or before July, 2017 and left unwatched; state the original start date and how many episode were previously watched; the anime can't have just one episode; the anime doesn't need to be on your on-hold/dropped list. Use any that you previously started watching and left without finishing for the longest. Note that you might be asked for your episode history as evidence.

[Started: January 10] [Finished: January 10] (70) Watch a completed anime with a synopsis by MAL Rewrite: Sansha Sanyou

[Started: October 22] [Finished: October 22] (71) Watch an anime with a special character or symbol in the title: Saint☆Oniisan

[Started: October 23] [Finished: October 24] (72) Watch an anime with a title that starts with the last letter of your username: Lady Lady!!

[Started: January 13] [Finished: January 13] (73) Watch an anime with a title that ends with the first letter of your username: Metropolis

[Started: November 30] [Finished: December 2] (74) Watch one of the Top 5 anime recommended to your Favorite Anime: Arakawa Under the Bridge (I already watched the top 5 so I used another of the recommendations)

[Started: 19 Feb 2018][Finished: 3 Mar 2018] (53) Watch a completed anime with more users in "Plan-to-Watch" than "Completed": NieA Under 7
|Plan to Watch: 10,008; Completed: 8,050| NieA Under 7's Summary Stats
Note: The screen-shot was taken before I completed the show. That is why the numbers differ.|

[Started: 25 Dec 2009][Finished: 22 Sep 2018] (107) Finish an on-hold or dropped anime: D.Gray-man
|Note: Original start date is 25 December 2009 and I stopped watching at episode 13. I picked it up again in 2011 and stopped watching at episode 40. I tried again a third time (rewatching from the first episode) in November 2016. On hold at episode 51 since 27 November 2016|

[Started: 03/02/2018] [Finished: 03/02/2018] (53) Watch a completed anime with more users in "Plan-to-Watch" than "Completed": Kago Shintarou Anime Sakuhin Shuu
(Completed: 1011 Plan to watch: 1219) (Proof) *Note: the members count were taken on 25/04/2018. I initially wrote down the total members by mistake instead of the members in Plan-to-Watch and Completed.

[Started: 08/03/2018] [Finished: 27/03/2018] (59) Watch an anime with at least two human children as main characters: Ichigo Mashimaro
(Ana Coppola and Matsuri Sakuragi are both 11 year old according to character bio)

[Started: 23/01/2018] [Finished: 23/01/2018] (60) Watch an anime with a human main character that is not Japanese: Silent Möbius 2
(Kiddy Phenil is an Aboriginal Australian)

[Started: 23/01/2018] [Finished: 23/01/2018] (93) Watch a completed anime with a popularity of or lower than #5,001: Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture
(Popularity: #6152) *Note: this is the popularity as of 25/04/2018. When I swapped out an anime that was planned initially for this requirement, I also left the previously intended anime's popularity by error. Since neither of the previously noted popularity ranks were close to the current rank on this anime, I decided to note it again.

[February 19th] (18) Watch a completed anime with less than 5,000 completed members |Baja no Studio {423 completed}State the completed members it had when you started

[March 8th-31st] (19) Watch a completed anime scored 10 or 9 from a challenger on your sign up page |Katanagatari {Katsura, #51}State the username and their initial post number

[January 3rd-28th] (20) Watch an anime with at least one human child as a main character |3-gatsu no Lion {Momo Kawamoto}Needs 2 or more main characters and at least one should be 12 years old or younger (age clearly stated); state the character

[March 15th] (21) Watch an anime with a main character that's a professional in their field |Boku no Hero Academia: Hero Note {All Might, Hero}State the character and profession

[April 4th-10th] (27) Watch an anime recommended to you in the challenge discussion thread |Net-juu no Susume {protoplasm, TuyNOM}Ask for an anime there and link the reply with the recommendation here

[February 23rd] (28) Watch an anime that a participant has completed for this challenge |Bannou Yasai Ninninman {#11, Djidji}Link their post here; state their username and the item number they used the anime for

[May 15th-June 19th] (31) Watch a Featured anime |Fullmetal Alchemist {article}Link the article used; use any anime featured in an article published from 2017 onward

[January 18th] (32) Watch an anime with an English main title |Dragon HalfHas to be the main title used on MAL; if part of the title has words in another language it won't count; excludes titles that uses someone's name

[July 30th-September 9th] (33) Watch an anime from a random TVTropes |Kannagi {Trope: Accidental Pervert}State and link the trope; unless a specific title/anime is referenced in the example area, you can use any from the franchise mentioned

Tier Two

[January 27th-February 2nd] (34) Watch a stand-alone OVA |Iria: Zeiram The AnimationStand-alone refers to no related anime; if it has an adaptation listed that's okay

[May 24th-September 17th] (47) Watch an anime with 35 episodes or more |Yowamushi PedalNeeds 16 minutes or more per episode

[September 6th-7th] (48) Watch an anime adapted from a Game |Fire EmblemMust have the information specified in the source field

[October 20th] (49) Watch an anime adapted from a Book |Mary to Majo no HanaMust have the information specified in the source field

[April 10th] (50) Watch an anime adapted from a Web Manga |Net-juu no Susume SpecialMust have the information specified in the source field

[July 25th] (51) Watch a completed anime with a popularity of or lower than #2,001 |Kumo no You ni Kaze no You ni {Popularity: #5,124}Needs a total duration of 16 minutes or more; state the popularity it had when you finished

[February 4th] (52) Watch a completed anime with less than 2,500 completed members |Jack to Mame no Ki {615 completed}State the completed members it had when you started

[March 22nd-June 18th] (53) Watch a completed anime with more users in "Plan-to-Watch" than "Completed" |Cutey Honey {4,815 // 2,759}State the members it had when you started

[November 5th] (54) Watch a completed anime scored 4 or less from a challenger on your sign up page |Superflat Monogram {leapylee, #92}State the username and their initial post number

[September 16th] (60) Watch an anime with a human main character that is not Japanese |Welcome to The Madness {Yuri Plisetsky, Russian}Has to be a real nationality; state the character and nationality; can't be half-Japanese

[January 19th-20th] (61) Watch an anime that mainly takes places outside of Japan, but still on Earth |Gunsmith Cats {Chicago, IL. USA}A real location on Earth; state the country

[May 10th-21st] (69) Watch an anime that was recently reviewed |Bungou Stray Dogs {Reviewed by canyouread}Start this one the same day it was reviewed; link the review here; needs 16 minutes or more per episode

[February 12th-June 10th] (84) Watch an anime with 50 episodes or more |Ashita no NadjaNeeds 16 minutes or more per episode

[May 27th-June 16th] (85) Watch an anime with 30 minutes or more per episode |Dream Hunter RemNeeds 2 or more episodes

[November 14th] (86) Watch a related anime that aired at least 15 years after a previously completed series |Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho Picture DramaUse an anime that is related to something you already watched, but that was aired with a 15 years or more difference

[February 5th] (88) Watch an anime adapted from a Picture Book |Little NemoMust have the information specified in the source field

[September 16th] (90) Watch an anime adapted from Radio or Music |On Your MarkMust have the information specified in the source field

[January 19th] (91) Watch a completed anime adapted from a manga with a score of 6.5 or lower |Fushigi no Kuni no Miyuki-chan {6.22}The manga from which it's adapted needs that score

[December 4th] (92) Watch a completed anime with a score of or below 5.00 |Roots Search: Shokushin Buttai X {4.18}Should have a total duration of 16 minutes or more; state the score it had when you finished

[February 6th] (93) Watch a completed anime with a popularity of or lower than #5,001 |Outlanders {Popularity: #5,432}Needs a total duration of 16 minutes or more; state the popularity it had when you finished

[February 2nd-21st] (94) Watch a completed anime with less than 1,000 completed members |Metal Fighter Miku {670 completed}State the members it had when you started

[February 5th] (95) Watch a completed anime with less than 5 favorites |Nineteen 19 {4 favorites}Needs 16 minutes or more per episode; state the favorites it had when you started

[January 27th-March 16th] (96) Watch an anime with 5 or more human adults as the main cast |Lupin III {wiki page}They should be 18 years old or older (age clearly stated)

[February 11th] (97) Watch an anime with a non-humanoid main character |Digimon Adventure Movie {Agumon}State the character; can't have physical resemblance to humans

[October 2nd-24th] (98) Watch an anime that combines one of your favorite and least favorite genres |Kyuuketsuhime Miyu {Shoujo/Horror}State them; both determined by weighted score as it appears on Anime+ under Anime Favorites

[November 8th-9th] (103) Watch a completed anime that hasn't been reviewed |Gensoumaden Saiyuuki OVANeeds a total duration of 16 minutes or more; doesn't matter if it gets one while watching or after you finish

[February 5th] (104) Watch a completed anime with no Opening or Ending themes listed |Micchiri Neko MarchThere is no Opening nor Ending listed in their entry

[October 18th-November 8th] (106) Watch the top anime recommended to your Favorite Anime |BakemonogatariThe most recommended title that you haven't watched; state your favorite anime listed in your profile

[February 22, 2016-June 28, 2018] (107) Finish an on-hold or dropped anime |Noir {17 episodes watched}Use any title that was started during/before July 2017 and left un-watched; state the original start date and how many episode were previously watched

[July 22nd-29th] (108) Watch an anime with 6 or more main characters with natural hair colors |Juuni TaisenIt's either black, brown, blonde, red, white or gray

[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (43) Watch an anime with a voice actor that worked on 5 or less anime: Kikou Souseiki Mospeada Ohyama, Hisao only listed as voicing Ray;a main character in this and Karl Edward Bayerlein: a supporting character in Legend of the Galactic Heroes

[Started: 01/05] [Finished: <date] (44) Watch an anime which began airing the same month you joined MAL: Toji no Miko January

[Started: 01/08] [Finished: 01/08] (80) Watch one of the 5 lowest scored anime from your favorite studio by weighted score on Anime+: Dead Heat Sunrise https://imgur.com/a/3jBUR in the bottom five that I haven't seen yet or have a parent story

[Started: 01/09] [Finished: 05/25] (81) Watch an anime which began airing the same day you joined MAL: Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi II 1st

[Started: 01/08] [Finished: 01/08] (82) Watch an anime which began airing between 1917 and 1959: Mogura no Adventure